TITLE:
A Self-Consistent Model on Cylindrical Monopole Plasma Antenna Excited by Surface Wave Based on the Maxwell-Boltzmann Equation
AUTHORS:
Junwei Lv, Yingsong Li, Zili Chen
KEYWORDS:
Cylindrical Monopole Plasma Antenna, Self-Consistent Mode, Surface Wave, Maxwell-Boltzmann Equation
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications,
Vol.3 No.8,
August
2,
2011
ABSTRACT: The paper analyzes the motion of electron in plasma antenna and the distribution of electromagnetic field power around the plasma antenna, and proposes a self-consistent model according to the structure of cylindrical monopole plasma antenna excited by surface wave; calculation of the model is based on Maxwell-Boltzmann equation and gas molecular dynamics theory. The calculation results show that this method can reflect the relationships between the external excitation power, gas pressure, discharge current and the characteristic of plasma. It is an accurate method to predicate and calculate the parameters of plasma antenna.